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It’s only Sunday morning but my weekend is effectively over, being that I have to spend the rest of today working on a report for work that I couldn’t get done last week. I actually had a dream last night about my supervisor getting all mean about me not having it done by tomorrow (which would never happen, he’s about the nicest guy you’d ever meet). So after I post this, it’ll be back to work for me…
This weekend has been really great, though, and I feel like I’ve had plenty of fun/relaxation to make up for the fact that I have to work today. Friday was the show at the pavilion, which was just fantastic (sitting in the grass, drinking wine, listening to local live music). Saturday was my WW meeting, a TurboSculpt workout, and a good amount of gardening, plus the cooking of a really wonderful meal. This morning I got to talk with an old friend on the phone and have a wonderful breakfast. It’s been a good weekend, I’d say.
Best part being that I feel totally back on plan… Even though I was trying to pull myself up out of the exam-related funk of last week by the end of last week, I didn’t feel I was entirely successful – but this weekend I’m definitely back to it. I feel better, I’m eating things I enjoy (instead of eating things just because they’re there), I’m moving more… I’m also (TMI alert) all the sudden more regular than I have been for a week and a half, thankfully… I guess that Fiber One and water really does get things going! :p So generally I’m happy, my body’s happy.
Now to tackle that 2lb gain I saw yesterday (yeah, that was the official WI result). I’m hoping it’ll come off in a week… but I can’t really dictate how much my body lets go of from week to week so we’ll just have to see what happens. I’ll do everything in my power to fix the gain. That’s all I can do, right?
Hello, blog. Long time no see.
I used to love posting here, I’m not sure what happened that I just dropped off from it! It’s not like usual, when I stop posting in my blog about the same time as I stop eating healthy and fall off the wagon. No siree, I’m still keeping up with Weight Watchers and doing my thing, albeit slowly.
Last post: March 16.
Weight as of last WI (March 1): 205.6
Today’s date: April 18.
Weight as of April 12: 200.8.
So it’s been a month and a half and about 5 pounds, which is slow progress. I have conflicting feelings about the speed of all this, since I would obviously love for it to come off faster but then again, I can’t do too much complaining about ANY steady loss. So yeah, I’m losing maybe 1 pound per week, but it’s a steady loss, and that’s certainly something I want to embrace!!
I have my weigh-in tomorrow morning, and as much as it will sadden me to see a gain, I’m still going to go and accept that gain for what it is. I know there’s nothing I can do to avoid that reality. This past week was very stressful… thankfully the source of stress is in the past now and will never return… but the fact remains I used that stress as an excuse to turn to all manners of junk, which I know I could have avoided if I tried. I just got to a point where I stopped trying. Funny thing is, I don’t feel bloated or gross as a result of it. So it really is a mystery what’s going to happen tomorrow morning.
All I know is that no matter what, I’m back OP now and will continue to be, and starting tonight I’ll be back on the exercise wagon as well. I haven’t gotten good exercise in for about a month and a half, and boy do I miss it! I miss the feeling of energy afterwards, I miss the feeling of strengthening muscles, I miss the sense of accomplishment, I miss feeling like I’m doing all I can to get this body healthy. Hopefully a renewed commitment to exercise will really help with the WL, we’ll have to see.
Anyway, I’m hoping to post here more often now, so we’ll see what happens! I’ll be back tomorrow to report on the outcome of my WI.
